blur

brouiller, estomper

Rendre une chose difficile à voir clairement ou une différence moins facile à percevoir.

En anglais simple : To make something hard to see clearly or make a difference harder to notice.

• Tears blurred her vision.
• The camera blurred the background.
• These rules blur the distinction between work and leisure.

Comment l'utiliser : blur the distinction between A and B (The new policy blurs the distinction between employees and contractors.)

Synonymes : obscure, dim

Contraires : sharpen, clarify

Expressions courantes : blur an image, blur the distinction, blur the lines

bavurer, barbouiller

Étaler de l’encre humide, de la peinture ou une autre substance en laissant une marque aux contours flous.

En anglais simple : To spread wet ink, paint, or another substance so that it leaves an unclear mark.

• Wet fingers blurred the ink.
• She blurred the writing while turning the damp page.
• Be careful not to blur the fresh paint.

Synonymes : smudge, smear

Expressions courantes : blur the ink, blur the writing

image floue, tache

Ce qu’on voit mal parce que cela bouge vite ou n’a pas de contours nets.

En anglais simple : Something you cannot see clearly because it moves quickly or has no clear edges.

• The car passed in a blur.
• Without my glasses, everything is a blur.
• I saw a red blur rushing past the window.

Expressions courantes : a distant blur, a colourful blur, a grey blur, a faint blur